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Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
Hear about that car accident? Yeah, probably a teenager on drugs. They’re all on drugs you know? They have no idea of the worth of a dollar. They’re lazy. They don’t care what they look like – no respect for anybody. LOVE LOVE LOVE – yeah right, loose morals if you ask me!
Sound familiar? Not so different from words I hear today about the next generation.
But we were the generation that wanted to see the end of war, that wanted to feed the world, that wanted to give peace a chance, that felt we were handed a mess. We were idealists.
And then something happened. We grew up. We had families. We got tired. We looked out for #1. We wanted to make sure our children would be looked after in our little corner of the world. We put blinders on. We forgot about the grander picture. And the next generation says we left them a mess. They are idealists.
Well maybe they won’t forget. Maybe they won’t grow tired.
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
Jim McKeever said:
At my oldest son’s college graduation ceremony in 2010, commencement speaker David Gergen told the students they needed to fix the mess we’ve left them. It seemed quaint and funny then — not so much now.
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dianasschwenk said:
Oh my, you got that right, Jim! ♡
Diana xo
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Ann Koplow said:
Thanks for this intelligent and wise post, Diana. xxoo.
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks for your kind words, Ann. ❤
Diana xo
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joannerambling said:
Very little changes from generation to generation
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dianasschwenk said:
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thanks Jo-Anne. ❤
Diana xo
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Healing Grief said:
So true Diana. It’s up to each of us to keep on changing, healing and taking responsibility for our part along this journey. I’m not leaving anything undone for my children’s future. 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes. It’s an evolution. With each generation, we get closer to who we are meant to be, as humans, I think, anyway. Thanks Karen. ❤
Diana xo
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